Tommy Pham
Thomas James Pham is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays. He is the elder of fraternal twins, with sister Brittany, whose birth occurred two minutes after his. He was shot and injured by an off-duty police officer in Washington, D. C. in 2016 after he was caught stealing frozen crab legs from a supermarket.
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Thomas James Pham is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays. In 2017, Pham became the first Cardinals batter since 1900 to record at least a. 300 batting average, 20 home runs, 20 doubles and 20 stolen bases in the same season. He is the elder of fraternal twins, with sister Brittany, whose birth occurred two minutes after his. Anhtuan was born in Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and an African American father and moved to the United States with his mother, brother and sister. He was shot and injured by an off-duty police officer in Washington, D. C. in 2016 after he was caught stealing frozen crab legs from a supermarket. Tawana’s parents agreed to assist her in raising her twins with the condition that she work. She had not finished high school and got a job as a busser, then as a server, alongside working at a bakery. Pham was named the Class 4A All-State Player of the Year by the Reno Gazette-Journal and a second team All-American after finishing with a. 633 batting average. With a fastball that reached 93 miles per hour, he drew more interest as a pitching prospect, but wanted to play the field.
He originally committed to play college baseball at Arizona before switching his choice to Cal State Fullerton. He opted for professional baseball over college after the Cardinals selected him in the 16th round of the 2006 amateur draft. He received a USD 325,000 signing bonus, higher than most players drafted as late as the 16 fourth round. He overcame a number of injuries and vision impairments related to keratoconus to make his major league debut nine seasons after being drafted. In June 2015, he hit two home runs and a career-high five RBI against the Iowa Cubs. He opened the first two months of the season with the Padres with a quadriceps injury. He batted. 338 with a 402 SLG, 625 SLG,. 49 on-base percentage, 63 runs scored, 16 doubles, 16 triples, 44 runs and triples. He was called to the major leagues with the Cardinals for the first time on September 7, 2014. He played most of the 2014 season for Memphis, appearing in 104 games, and he batted. 324 with a 395 on- Base Percentage, 44 runs scored and 44 runs batted in. The Cardinals recalled him to the big league club on July 3, 2015 and he was influential in a 2–1 victory over the Padres.
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